21% of College Students Use Education Money to Bet on Sports

About this episode

This episode explores how college students are using financial aid to gamble on sports and the implications for college culture and mental health.

More than one in five college students are using financial aid to gamble on sports. This is money meant for tuition, housing, and books. In this episode, Eric Kasimov examines how this is happening, why it’s growing, and what it reveals about college culture, mental health, and the expanding reach of sports betting. This is an audio edition of the SportsEpreneur article, How College Financial Aid Fuels Sports Betting Addiction | A Hidden Crisis — written and read by Eric Kasimov. Episode Highlights 21% of college students admit to using financial aid money for betting Why federal refund rules make this problem nearly impossible to monitor The neuroscience behind why young adults are prone to gambling addiction Real stories of students losing control — and what parents can watch for What universities should be doing to protect their students The connection between sports betting, mental health, and college culture Read more on college students’ sports betting Higher Education Inquirer: Student Aid and Student Gambling: A Risky Connection University of South Carolina: USC researcher studies the growth of sports gambling Rutgers Addiction Research Center: The Rise of Sports Betting…

Topics covered

• college students
• sports betting
• financial aid
• mental health
• college culture

Keywords

• gambling
• tuition
• housing
• books

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